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From WW1 to end of WW2 - Coggle Diagram
From WW1 to end of WW2
The outbreak of the great war
28/06/14
Assassination heir of Austria Hungary
war declaration in chain = alliances
UK paternalistic attitude
defend small nations
ppl believed war would be over fast
except foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey
The Liberal Conundrum
reorganizing the country
conscription of men
centralized planning
ctrl of prod° + transport
fixed prices
deal w Trade U°
lib gov had to go against his spirit
Governmental censure of the press
some members resigned
Political and social impact of WW1
coalition of gov
May 1915 To Dec 1916
PM Herbert Asquith
Dec 1916 to 1922
PM David Lloyd George
Impact on society
war effort
new sens of unity btwn classes
W new responsibilites in industry + on front
Losing the peace
Treaty of Versailles 1919
PM Lloyd George "squeeze" germans like lemons
The League of nations
failed
Did Britain really win the war?
BANKRUPT
national debt + no longer competitive
unemployment
deterioration of industries
Loss of Ireland
start decline of Empire
A start to more wars
1920s strong pacifist movemt
policy of appeasement w Hitler
failed
WW2
The inter war period
Crisis + disillusionment
1922 Collapse of Lib Party
END OF LIB PARTY AS 2ND MOST POP PARTY
++ Labour
1924 Ramsay Macdonald
PM George resigned
blamed for eco decline + loss of Ireland
disagreement w Tories over soc reforms
Tories won next election
1920s Eco hardship
T.U° -- influence
Strike 1926
3M M ; 6 months ; miners
Trade Dispute Act 1927
gnal strikes illegal
Labour gov 1929-1931
Great DEP
1914 End of gold standard
++ money printed ; inflation
1920s
++ export prices -- overseas demand
++ hours -- wages
strikes
1st LABOUR GOV (minority)
1930s poverty + institutional crisis
all parties worked together on social reforms
coalition sign of crisis
Abdication crisis
ED VIII == brother George VI
GOV still remained moderate // dictatorial regimes in europe
The road to WW2
1933 HITLER
Refused to pay compensations
germ out of LoN
Remilitarization of Rhineland
Pan- German expansionist policy
LoN unable to stop him
Appeasement policy
avoid war at all costs
trauma of WW1
UK under equipped
SEPT 1938 Munich Agreement
aft annexation of Sudetenland ; talks btwn Ita, FR, Uk, Germ
Sudetenland given to Hitler but invaded Czechoslovakia in March 1939
FAILURE
Anglo Polish Alliance
UK forced to join the war when Poland invaded (01/09/39)
declaration of war on Germany (03/09/39)
Conclusion
Winning total war
Victory
Domestic factors
entire pop° mbilized
nationalization of key indus
conscription
Intnat factors
USA joining + USSR changing sides
FEB 1945 Yalta Conference
Beveridge Report 1942 ; based on pre-war ideas
UK == middle rank power
Introduction
Decline of britain
economic
== US leadership
diplomatic
Emp == Commonwealth
1928 full democ
Post 1945 rebirth?
Creation of Welfare State
Collectivism // Liberalism
Britain's role
in the world
from isolation to interdependence
in Europe
reluctant partner
US
"special relationship"
Reorganization of politics
Rise of Labour
Fall of Liberal Party created in 1859
Real domination = Conservative
Further democ°
end of class-based politics??
WW2
CHURCHILL ; PM from 10/05/40
long ministerial expce
opponent to appeasement
Sept 1939- April 1940 ; Phoney War
April 1940 Brit troops defeatd in Norway
Chamberlain resigned
MAY 1940
France invaded
June 1940 DUNKIRK
200 000 British evacuated ; collective determination in the face of adversity
July- Sept 1940
Battle of Britain
germ air raids
Sept 1940 May 1941
The Blitz ; attack civilian morale
Dec 1941
Pearl Harbour